Wayne Harrison (footballer, born 1957)

Wayne Harrison
Personal information
Full name Wayne Moffat Harrison
Date of birth (1957-10-16) 16 October 1957
Place of birth Whitehaven, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1975 Everton 0 (0)
1975–1978 Workington 4 (0)
1978–1979 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
1979–1982 Blackpool 86 (6)
1983–1984 Oulun Palloseura 38 (7)
1984–1985 Barrow 30
Various years 3 separate times Workington 122 (16)
1987–1988 Carlisle United 2 (0)
Managerial career
1985–1986 Workington (player–manager)
1995–1997 Workington
1997–1998 Bamber Bridge
1999 Accrington Stanley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wayne Moffat Harrison (born 16 October 1957) is an English former professional footballer. He played for a number of teams in the Football League throughout his career, making over 90 league appearances. Alongside spells in non-league football, Harrison had a short foray into Finnish football in the 1980s when he signed for Oulun Palloseura and spent two seasons playing in their Premier Professional league and playing in 38 games.

He managed Workington and Bamber Bridge in the Northern Premier League and was Assistant Manager at Lancaster City. In the 1998–99 season, Harrison had a short spell as manager of then Northern Premier League side Accrington Stanley.

He then went on to be the Academy Director of Youth at Blackpool Football club for four years before moving to the United States to further his career.